MLB umpire Angel Hernandez said the league "was manipulating the performance" of umpires of color "to make their performances look worse" in a filing with the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, per Daniel Kaplan of The Athletic.
Hernandez sued Major League Baseball for discrimination in 2017, arguing the league had a history of discriminating against people of color within its umpiring ranks. Federal Judge J. Paul Oetken dismissed the case in 2021, but Hernandez is now appealing to a higher court.
"[A] review of Mr. Hernandez's Year-End Evaluations and his UERs [umpire evaluation reports] for the years 2011-2016 reveals that MLB manipulated Mr.